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Today's Gossip: Latest On Yaya Toure, Lukaku, Hart, Bolasie & More!

City boss Pep Guardiola has started looking for alternatives to Joe Hart, while Chelsea are rea...

City boss Pep Guardiola has started looking for alternatives
to Joe Hart, while Chelsea are ready to sell a goalkeeper and a striker to get
a long-term target, according to Sunday’s papers.

Chelsea
Ready To Offload Pair

Chelsea boss Antonio Conte is reportedly ready to let two
players leave Stamford Bridge in order to speed of the acquisition of Romelu
Lukaku.

The Sun on Sunday state that the Italian boss is willing to
let goalkeeper Asmir Begovic and striker Loic Remy leave this summer in order
to make way for the Belgian striker.

Reports on Wednesday stated that Chelsea made a British
record £65million bid for Lukaku, but added that the Toffees are determined to
resist the offer in a bid to obtain their reported £75million asking price.

Almost every one of Wednesday’s papers had the story, but
The Sun use an Everton ‘source’ to bring us their thoughts on the move.

“The club have made a very generous offer – it breaks the
British and club record – and is more than double what Everton paid for Romelu.

“Last summer the John Stones negotiations became a bit of a
saga and Chelsea want to avoid that so pretty much have told Everton they want
to get this all wrapped up by the weekend.”

The Sunday Telegraph denies this however, stating that
Everton are still yet to receive an official bid for Chelsea for their striker
Romelu Lukaku despite the Belgian being the London club’s No 1 target this
summer

Guardiola
Not Taken Joe To Heart

Pep Guardiola has deemed Joe Hart not good enough to be his
first choice goalkeeper at Manchester City, and will reportedly swoop for
Barcelona stopper Marc-Andre ter Stegen.

That is according to reports in the Sunday Express, although
previous reports have also hinted that the new boss was looking elsewhere for
goalkeeping options.

The Daily Star on Sunday however states that the Catalan
club have placed a £67m valuation on the ‘keeper.

Ter Stegen has made just seven league appearances for
Barcelona since his €12m move from Borussia Monchengladbach in 2014, and has
been restricted to mostly cup and European games.

A City insider reportedly told the Sun on Sunday that Pep is
willing to let Hart fight for his spot.

Hart’s place is definitely under threat next season and Pep
is looking for another goalkeeper. He wants someone to come straight in who is good with their
feet. This is the biggest challenge of his City career.

Frustrated
Bolasie Considering Crystal Palace Future

Yannick Bolasie is thought to be considering his Crystal
Palace future following the arrival of Andros Townsend from Newcastle, sources
have told TEAMtalk.com.

The 27-year-old winger has enjoyed a fine four-year spell at
Selhurst Park, and was on the scoresheet at Wembley last season as the Eagles
beat Watford in the FA Cup semi-final.

However, the signing of England international Townsend this
summer has swelled the club’s already healthy collection of wingers, leading to
Bolasie often being used in a more central striking role during pre-season.

Costa Emerges
As Target For Serie A Duo

Reports in Italy suggest Napoli and Inter Milan are lining
up a move for Chelsea striker Diego Costa.

Costa has been linked with a return to former club Atletico
Madrid for the majority of the summer, with Chelsea unhappy at what they
believed to be deliberate attempts to unsettle the Spain international.

However, earlier this week Atletico president Enrique Cerezo
ruled out a move for the 27-year-old, which appears to have caught the
attention of clubs elsewhere.

According to Corriere dello Sport, Napoli will reinvest some
of the money generated from the sale of Gonzalo Higuain to Juventus to fund a
big-money move for Costa, while Inter Milan have earmarked the combative
forward as a potential replacement for captain Mauro Icardi, who has been linked
with a transfer to Arsenal.

Others

Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba has flown into Manchester for
a secret medical as his £100m world-record move to United nears completion.
(The Sun)

Paul Pogba’s world-record move to Manchester United is being
held up by Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri as he ponders how to
restructure his midfield. (Express)

Turkish club Galatasaray are keen on Manchester United
midfielders Bastian Schweinsteiger and Antonio Valencia and are happy to pay
£4.25m for the duo. (Daily Star)

Leicester City are lining up a £17m bid for Burnley defender
Michael Keane. (People)

Yaya Toure has patched things up with manager Guardiola and
is expected to stay at City, while the club has slashed the asking price for
striker Wilfried Bony by half to usher him through the Etihad exit door.
(Express)

Ryan Giggs is the man Wales would turn to if successful Euro
2016 boss Chris Coleman says yes to Premier League new boys Hull City. (Mirror)

Manchester United believe signing Paul Pogba is worth the
investment and will deliver £40m worth of commercial income in the first year.
(Times)

Hull City caretaker manager Mike Phelan looks set to be
handed the role on a permanent basis after the club’s failed attempts to
appoint their preferred targets. (The Mail)